Influence of kind of raw materials used for industrial production of alcohol on air and water pollution

In this paper, the influence of the kind of raw materials which are (or can be) used in Greece for industrial production of ethanol on the characteristics of liquid and gas wastes has been studied. Raisin and molasses, which are used today, as well as straw and sugar beets which have been proposed recently, have been examined. From this study, it was found that the more suitable raw material from the point of view of air and water pollution is the sugar beet.